One cheat meal is not going to hurt you
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I think if you don't have self control on food, you need to learn how to adjust to it. I couldn't imagine how hard it must be to never eat "bad" foods ever again. I was at a point where I had no self control, but I learned to adjust. It took a long time, but I am so happy I did it.0
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I cant do moderation. I find calorie counting is the best method for me. I also can't do a cheat meal either because I end up feeling crushingly guilty about eating that its not worth feeling that crappy about.
I think that exercising moderation -- when moderation is what's called for -- is the HARDEST.
Complete deprivation or complete indulgence are no-brainers. Moderation requires you to think, make choices, sometimes make mistakes.0 -
I think if you don't have self control on food, you need to learn how to adjust to it. I couldn't imagine how hard it must be to never eat "bad" foods ever again. I was at a point where I had no self control, but I learned to adjust. It took a long time, but I am so happy I did it.
I didn't say "never." We all eat treat food from time to time. But some people do not do well with a system that sanctions the eating on a regular basis of food not on their normal plan. It would be a recipe for disaster, to coin a phrase.
Not doing a cheat day would be the proper exercise of self-control or willpower for people like that. If you have a tendency to overeat or binge, thus undermining your efforts, you don't schedule opportunities.0 -
I cant do moderation. I find calorie counting is the best method for me. I also can't do a cheat meal either because I end up feeling crushingly guilty about eating that its not worth feeling that crappy about.
I think that exercising moderation -- when moderation is what's called for -- is the HARDEST.
Complete deprivation or complete indulgence are no-brainers. Moderation requires you to think, make choices, sometimes make mistakes.
Losing weight is tough. Moderation is great when you get good at doing it. There is nothing wrong with making mistakes as long as you know you made the mistake.0 -
I think if you don't have self control on food, you need to learn how to adjust to it. I couldn't imagine how hard it must be to never eat "bad" foods ever again. I was at a point where I had no self control, but I learned to adjust. It took a long time, but I am so happy I did it.
I didn't say "never." We all eat treat food from time to time. But some people do not do well with a system that sanctions the eating on a regular basis of food not on their normal plan. It would be a recipe for disaster, to coin a phrase.
Not doing a cheat day would be the proper exercise of self-control or willpower for people like that. If you have a tendency to overeat or binge, thus undermining your efforts, you don't schedule opportunities.0 -
I cant do moderation. I find calorie counting is the best method for me. I also can't do a cheat meal either because I end up feeling crushingly guilty about eating that its not worth feeling that crappy about.
I think that exercising moderation -- when moderation is what's called for -- is the HARDEST.
Complete deprivation or complete indulgence are no-brainers. Moderation requires you to think, make choices, sometimes make mistakes.
Losing weight is tough. Moderation is great when you get good at doing it. There is nothing wrong with making mistakes as long as you know you made the mistake.
I agree. Was just underscoring that moderation is just as hard, if not harder, than the extremes. In addition to the fatigue of making decisions, moderation is boring and sensible and there's no distracting drama. Just plod plod plod day in day out.
Still, that's usually the healthiest way.0 -
The thing about planning cheat meals is that it can definitely get out of hand for some people, regardless of how well you "planned it". The problem with most "cheat" foods is that they are very unhealthy, full of processed, highly concentrated fats and sugars and things that should just not go into your body period. Those things are quite literally addictive for some people, especially those struggling with their weight (how do you think they became overweight in the first place? it definitely wasn't by having "one treat a week") With some people, certain foods lead to a strong, almost insatiable desire for MORE MORE MORE. And if it was that easy for them to just stop at one bite or one meal, they probably wouldn't be overweight now.
the only unhealthy food is one eaten in excess.
well, no. that's exactly the thing keeping them from eating more. no one is forcing them to eat X amount of anything. you make a decision. do I eat that or do I not eat that. not eating something you might like to have/have more of? that's pretty much the definition of self control.0 -
The thing about planning cheat meals is that it can definitely get out of hand for some people, regardless of how well you "planned it". The problem with most "cheat" foods is that they are very unhealthy, full of processed, highly concentrated fats and sugars and things that should just not go into your body period. Those things are quite literally addictive for some people, especially those struggling with their weight (how do you think they became overweight in the first place? it definitely wasn't by having "one treat a week") With some people, certain foods lead to a strong, almost insatiable desire for MORE MORE MORE. And if it was that easy for them to just stop at one bite or one meal, they probably wouldn't be overweight now.
the only unhealthy food is one eaten in excess.
well, no. that's exactly the thing keeping them from eating more. no one is forcing them to eat X amount of anything. you make a decision. do I eat that or do I not eat that. not eating something you might like to have/have more of? that's pretty much the definition of self control.
From what I've seen and also been through...deprivation causes MUCH more damage in the long run than a simple "cheat" meal.
Moderation is much safer than deprivation when it comes to those that struggle with their weight.0 -
Deprivation from food seems so much worse than moderation, but whatever helps you hit your goals and KEEP your goals.0
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I don't do cheat meals/days, I eat in moderation and within my calories!! :happy:0
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I have one cheat day a week, but even on my cheat days I'm usually only 3-400 calories over my daily goal, which to me doesn't seem like its that bad. The last few weeks my cheat days have all been at baseball games. I just can't turn down the hotdogs and beer when I'm at a ball game!0
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every day is a cheat day when you allow yourself to eat what you like, and learn how to weed out what you don't need in life period. there's nothing I'm eating now to lose weight that I won't eat at my goal weight nor is there anything I've eliminated that I'm waiting around to add back to my diet.0
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i decided to "cheat" today . couldn't get away from tracking though (damn habit now)
i enjoyed 4 peices of pizza (medium cut into 8) and cheesy breadsticks YUM
and ya know i am only over by 500 calories (still under 500 from my normal *b4 MFP* days)
the pizza and sticks were really good and now im ready to go back to normal 2,000 calories tomorrow and i plan to make sure to drink plenty of water :drinker:
ETA: normally i do eat everything in moderation but pizza is 1 thing i have trouble limiting so i allowed myself to eat what i wanted and it wasn't 4 at once , it was over the course of the evening0 -
Pizza is just too f'n good to give up lol0
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I like to have one cheater a week, but I limit it to one meal + dessert. I think a whole day would be insane!0
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Pizza is just too f'n good to give up lol
that it is .. hahah
i bought this pizza from the deli at walmart and it said 1 /5th pizza .. im sorry but who cuts pizza into 5 ?? i worked at 3 pizza places when i was younger and we cut them into 8 ..
so i did the math
360 * 5 = 1800
1800 / 8 = 225 each peice ( since i ended up eating 4 total , i had 900 calories worth of pizza)
i wasn't going to track but i couldn't resist :laugh:
the way i see it, even when im 150 (or w/e) i am still going to be tracking calories and still enjoying pizza , burriots, chicken nuggets etc ..so i might as well enjoy it now as well :bigsmile:0 -
Has anyone heard of or used the raspberry ketone that dr. oz talks about on his show? I was just curious if anyone has had any luck with adding it as a supplement to their diet? Thanks0
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this dpesnt wprk for me at all. I have hit such a wall, and I am sooooo bummed out over the last 3 months I have been doing the Insanity DVD's and even incorporated P90X along with crossfit training for the last 2 weeks. I have only list 8 punds. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!! I try to drink at least 2.5- 3 liters of water a day ( I mainly stick to that M-F). i snack healthy (almonds, string cheese, fruit) I eat healthy (yogurt, oatmeal, salads, chicken). I havent visited a fast food place in the last 3 months! WHAT THE HECKAM I DOING WRONG??? so bummed . . . . .0
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Pizza is just too f'n good to give up lol
I eat pizza.. I try not to eat too much of it and if necessary, I make up for it later on in the week. It's not something I can afford to eat regularly, but I like it.0 -
this dpesnt wprk for me at all. I have hit such a wall, and I am sooooo bummed out over the last 3 months I have been doing the Insanity DVD's and even incorporated P90X along with crossfit training for the last 2 weeks. I have only list 8 punds. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!! I try to drink at least 2.5- 3 liters of water a day ( I mainly stick to that M-F). i snack healthy (almonds, string cheese, fruit) I eat healthy (yogurt, oatmeal, salads, chicken). I havent visited a fast food place in the last 3 months! WHAT THE HECKAM I DOING WRONG??? so bummed . . . . .
Are you giving your body enough fuel?0
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